Bhirowd Assembly Seat Officially Vacant Following Dr. Jaswant Yadavs Passing
Jaipur, November 13: The Bhirowd Assembly seat has been officially declared vacant. The Rajasthan Assembly Secretariat issued a notification in the special edition of the Rajasthan Gazette on November 12, confirming the passing of Dr. Jaswant Singh Yadav, the elected member from the 062-Bhirowd constituency, who died on November 8, 2026. This notification was released just four days after his death.
The notification, signed by Principal Secretary Bharat Bhushan Sharma, is numbered F.1(44)(1)Sasha/Vidhan/2023-26.
Assembly Now Comprises 199 Members
With the declaration of this vacancy, the assembly, which originally had 200 members, now has only 199 legislators. A by-election must be conducted within six months, meaning the election for the Bhirowd seat is expected to take place by early May 2027. The Election Commission will announce the specific date for the by-election.
Dr. Jaswant Yadav, a BJP legislator and former cabinet minister, passed away at the age of 73 in Jaipur on November 8. He had been battling prostate cancer for an extended period. Over his political career, he served as a legislator four times and was also a Member of Parliament from Alwar. He held a ministerial position in the Vasundhara Raje government from 2016 to 2018. His last rites were conducted on November 9 in his ancestral village, Silpata, located in the Khairthal-Tijara district.
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